doggedly
/ˈdɔɡədli/adverb
doggedly is spelled D-O-G-G-E-D-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, doggedly means “In a way that is stubbornly persistent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in doggedly?
| Letters | 8: D-O-G-G-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is doggedly?
Doggedly appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce doggedly?
- US /ˈdɔɡədli/
- UK /ˈdɒɡɪdli/
Doggedly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-doggedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of doggedly
- more doggedly comparative
- most doggedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doggedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
- 2
datedsullenly, gloomily
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doggedly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a way that is stubbornly persistent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tenazmente, obstinadamente, tercamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does doggedly come from?
From Middle English doggedlich, doggetly, doggidly, doggydly; equivalent to dogged + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).